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  • Buskers Music

    Unit 60 The Triangle
    Wolverton Park
    Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK125FJ
    England

    We are a family run music shop in Wolverton,

  • Piano World

    Knightley Farm Workshop
    Callingwood
    Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire DE13 9PU
    England

  • Broughton Pianos Limited

    Drayton Mill
    Stourbridge, Worcestershire DY9 0BT
    England

    Broughton Pianos have been trading for over 30

  • LSM Pianos Ltd

    9 Rothersthorpe Avenue
    Rothersthorpe Ind. Estate
    Northampton, Northamptonshire NN4 8JH
    England

    LSM Pianos Ltd. was established back in 1979. We

  • DAWSONS MUSIC BELFAST

    121-125 Royal Avenue
    Belfast, County Antrim BT1 1FF
    Northern Ireland

    The Belfast music scene has been quietly turning

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Did You Know Piano Facts

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Around the middle of the twelfth century we find the keyed monochord, which was developed further, several strings being added, until eventually we recognize the clavichord. A tangent was fitted to the back of each key, which when raised contacted the single string, and facilitated simultaneous notes. The tangent acted as a bridge determining the speaking length of the string. A mute was fitted to the non-speaking length, so when the key was released the note stopped singing.